Major drought damage to Tuvalu crops

Food crops in Tuvalu have been badly stressed by the prolonged drought and people will have to rely on imported food for many months.

That's the finding of a government mission to the outer islands to make sure water, health and food needs were being met.

The head of Tuvalu's national disaster committee, Pusinelli Laafai, says the mission also reported that despite some recent rain water storage systems were inadequate and needed urgent attention.

Presenter:Geraldine Coutts Speaker:Pusinelli Laafai, Tuvalu's national disaster committee

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